Lisa A. Sinclair

Lisa A. Sinclair is Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. She is a cum laude graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Boston College Law School. Ms. Sinclair joined the Office of General Counsel (then the Office of University Counsel) in 1998 as Senior Assistant University Counsel, becoming the Associate University Counsel in 2001. From 1998-1999, Ms. Sinclair also served as Acting Interim Dean and Director of the University's Office of Affirmative Action and Diversity. In July, 2012, she was appointed Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.

Ms. Sinclair has served as a steering committee member of the Boston Bar Association's College and University Section; she is also a member of the Tax-Exempt Organizations and Employment Law Sections. Ms. Sinclair is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, having been an invited presenter on various legal issues affecting higher education. She has also served as member of the faculty at Northeastern University, having taught Higher Education Law at the graduate level. Prior to joining the University, Ms. Sinclair was in private practice, at the same time serving as a Special Prosecutor for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office.